Astronaut Peggy Whitson returned to Earth late Saturday,
wrapping up a record-breaking flight that catapulted her to first place for
U.S. space endurance.
Whitson’s 665 days off the planet — 288...
Sunday, September 3, 2017
Saturday, July 30, 2016
TURKEY FREES 750+ SOLDIERS AFTER FAILED COUP
Turkey has released more than 750 soldiers detained after an abortive coup, state media reported on Saturday, while President Tayyip Erdogan said he would drop lawsuits against people who had insulted...
Monday, July 4, 2016
BEIJING LAUNCHES NAVAL DRILL IN SOUTH CHINA SEA
In the final days before a landmark court decision over disputed territory in the South China Sea, Beijing hasannounced it will conduct military drills in the busy trade corridor, raising tensions...
AT LEAST 120 KILLED IN TWO SUICIDE BOMBING IN BAGHDAD
(BAGHDAD) — A suicide truck bomb in downtown Baghdad killed 115 people and wounded nearly 200 others who were out shopping and celebrating early Sunday ahead of the holiday marking the end of Ramadan,...
SUICUDE BOMBER ATTACKS NEAR U.S CONSULATE IN SAUDI ARABIA
A suicide bomber blew himself up near the American consulate in Jidda,Saudi Arabia, early Monday morning, injuring two people, the Saudi governmentsaid in a statementto its official news agency.The blast happened shortly before 3 a.m. local time near the parking lot of a hospital across the street from the consulate, according to an unnamed Interior...
Saturday, July 2, 2016
NIGERIA'S LAGOS SHUTS 70 CHURCHES AND 20 MOSQUES OVER NOISE
A buzzing, hustling metropolis, the city of Lagos in southwest Nigeria proudly holds the moniker of Africa’s biggest city by population.
But the city’s estimated 21 million inhabitants also have the effect of making Lagos one of Africa’s noisiest places.
To that end, the state government has vowed to make Lagos noise-free by 2020. And to achieve...
20 HOSTAGES AND 6 GUNMEN KILLED IN BANGLADESH ATTACK
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladeshi troops stormed an upscale restaurant in Dhaka’s diplomatic quarter on Saturday, ending an 11-hour standoff with gunmen who had detonated explosives and taken hostages.
The...
GERMAN TOURIST DIES WHILE POSING FOR A PHOTO
A German tourist died Wednesday trying to pose for a photo in a restricted area of Machu Picchu, according to reports.
Oliver Park, 51, slipped from a ledge and fell around 130 ft. as he tried...
FACEBOOK USERS NOW CAN POST STATUS IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES
Multilingual Facebook users are about to see posts in more languages than just English.
The company announced on Friday the launch of a new feature that serves as a translation tool that allows users...
PENTAGON PROPOSES COOPERATION WITH RUSSIA AGAINST JIHADIS IF ASSAD HALTS STRIKES
Washington has issued a proposal to Russia that would see greater cooperation against radical groups in northern Syria if Moscow uses its influence to halt the Assad regime’s strikes against U.S.-backed...